John Quoc Duong
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John Quoc Duong was born in 1973, in Saigon, South Vietnam
. He immigrated to the United States in 1982. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Duong served from 2001 to 2003 as the Director of the White House
Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and concurrently as Executive Director of The President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The White House Initiative on AAPIs & the President's Advisory Commission on AAPIs advise the President on the needs and concerns of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders' population. Duong was an aide for then California Governor Pete Wilson, from 1996 to 1999.
Currently, Duong is a consultant executive at Bridgecreek, a real estate development company based in Orange County
, California. In 2006, he was the candidate backed by the Republican Party of Orange County to break the Democratic control of the Irvine
City Council. Duong directly challenged incumbent Mayor Beth Krom, who with her political machine allies amassed nearly $1 million in direct and indirect campaign against Duong and his slate of candidates. Despite raising nearly $200,000 for his campaign effort, Duong was defeated in his first bid for elected office. Duong received his Bachelor's degree from U.C. Davis and his Executive MBA from U.C. Irvine.
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
. He immigrated to the United States in 1982. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Duong served from 2001 to 2003 as the Director of the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and concurrently as Executive Director of The President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The White House Initiative on AAPIs & the President's Advisory Commission on AAPIs advise the President on the needs and concerns of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders' population. Duong was an aide for then California Governor Pete Wilson, from 1996 to 1999.
Currently, Duong is a consultant executive at Bridgecreek, a real estate development company based in Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, California. In 2006, he was the candidate backed by the Republican Party of Orange County to break the Democratic control of the Irvine
Irvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
City Council. Duong directly challenged incumbent Mayor Beth Krom, who with her political machine allies amassed nearly $1 million in direct and indirect campaign against Duong and his slate of candidates. Despite raising nearly $200,000 for his campaign effort, Duong was defeated in his first bid for elected office. Duong received his Bachelor's degree from U.C. Davis and his Executive MBA from U.C. Irvine.
External links
- Duong Will Head White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- John Quoc Duong listed in Who's Who of Asian Americans
- John Quoc Duong Biographic Sketch by the Institute for Corean-American Studies
- John Quoc Duong
- John Quoc Duong Biography